DeMario Vandale Tolbert, a 37-year-old Black man, died after a shooting on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, in Greenwood, South Carolina. The shooting was reported on Wheatfield Drive, where law enforcement responded after gunfire broke out. Tolbert was found wounded from a gunshot and was taken to the hospital, but he did not survive. His death was investigated as a homicide.
The case unfolded as a deadly neighborhood dispute, with online reports indicating the shooting stemmed from an
argument between neighbors. What began as a conflict on Wheatfield Drive ended with Tolbert fatally wounded and investigators from Greenwood County moving quickly to identify who they believed was responsible. The Greenwood County Coroner’s Office identified Tolbert as the victim, and memorial listings later recorded him as having been lost to gun violence in Greenwood on April 25.
By Sunday night, April 26, 2026, the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office announced that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the killing. Deputies identified the suspect as Donald Antonio Andrews, 46. Detention records showed Andrews was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Bond was denied for Andrews after his arrest. Online records and news reports available at this stage do not show that the case has gone to trial or resulted in a conviction yet, only that Andrews was taken into custody and charged in connection with Tolbert’s death.
